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Launched in 1992, ARMA’s tire recycling program is the second-oldest in Canada. Since then, Albertans have stepped up and helped recycle more than 149.5 million tires, diverting hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste from landfills. Use our depot finder to find where you can recycle old tires near you.
When you bring in your tires for recycling, they are shipped to ARMA-approved Registered Tire Processors (recyclers). Registered Processors are private companies that have been audited and approved by ARMA.
Tires that can be recycled in Alberta include:
Passenger and light truck tires
Speciality, industrial, and other tires
Medium truck tires
Off-the-road (OTR) tires
Businesses can arrange for the collection of their used tires with one of ARMA’s registered processors.
Environmental fees help fund the recycling system for each stewardship program. For more detailed information (including which tires are excluded from the program), please see the products, definitions, and fees.
Still have questions? Visit our frequently asked questions page or contact us.
To register as a supplier of this material, please submit an online application.
Since 2007, cyclists have been able to recycle their used bicycle tires at many locations throughout the province. ARMA provides bicycle tire recycling cages, including signage, for scrap bicycle tire collection in various sporting goods stores, cycle shops, and recycling depots.
See the locations below to find a bicycle tire recycling site near you.
21 East Lake Hill NE
403.948.8800 ext 6256
160 Hawk Avenue
403.762.1234
5411 South St. Blackfalds
403.885.4677
6501 Bowness Road NW
403.288.5422
223-10 Street NW
403.283.1421
1817 A 10th Ave SW
403.270.9453
907-9 Avenue SE
403.744.5443 ext. 101
Boulder Depot, 115 Boulder Crescent
403.678.1580
SW3-38-14-W4
403.882.3211
SW36-36-11-W4
403.882.3211
2500 highway #10 East
403.823.1345
11904-104 Avenue NW
780.488.6614
1624 99 Street NW
South Edmonton Common
780.433.0293
11847 Wayne Gretzky Drive North
780.477.1166
T8609 111 St
780.992.6152
NE24-38-16-W4
403.741.7999
Recycling Depot – S Block (Industrial Park)
780.852.3531
6102-46 Street
780.980.7107
12 km west of Slave Lake on Highway 2, across from the second entrance to Widewater.
NW13-73-7-W5
1.866.849.4888
1 2010 Strachan Road
403.526.2274
403.527.1718
Range Rd 251
780.939.5678
3000 Transfer Sta Ave
403.223.5569
Located South of Three Hills on RR 24-1
403.443.5822
For more information, please read the guidelines for Alberta’s Bicycle Tire Recycling Program.
Are you interested in having a bicycle tire cage at your location? Contact us.
Since 1992, Albertans and businesses have recycled more than 149.5 million tires. This is incredibly important given the significant risk discarded tires pose to our environment and overall health. They present a fire hazard that can produce toxic fumes, and when left out in the open, they can collect water and become a breeding ground for insects and bacteria. The good news is that when tires are recycled, they’re a valuable source of material that can be turned into new products and jobs.
By working closely with municipalities, tire and vehicle dealers, tire shops, and registered tire processors across Alberta, recycled scrap tires are turned into playground surfaces, sidewalk blocks, matting products, roofing tiles, and mulch for landscaping. ARMA-approved processors also produce tire-derived aggregate (TDA), where tires are turned into an engineered product that can be used in road construction projects and as drainage material in leachate collection systems by replacing conventional aggregates including expensive washed rock.
What’s more, when buying new tires, customers can usually leave their old ones behind thanks to over 2,200 vehicle and tire dealers and auto repair shops that play a dual role—selling new tires and being a primary collection point for scrap tires destined for recycling at registered recycling facilities in Alberta.
Albertans pay an environmental fee, ranging from $5.00 to $200.00, to support the associated cost of recycling tires. To learn more about the environmental fee for each tire type, review our comprehensive list of products, definitions, and fees.
$5.00
Includes passenger and light truck tires (including spares) designed for use on:
$5.00
Includes specialty, industrial, and other tires with a rim diameter of 8″ up to and including 24″, such as:
$14.00
Includes medium truck tires used on:
$40.00, $100.00, or $200.00 (based on rim size)
Used in industries such as:
Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) does not provide any support, financial or otherwise for the reuse, supply or sale of used tires. Further, ARMA does not endorse or recommend the collection, sorting, culling or grading of used tires for reuse, supply or resale. Due to the unknown condition of used tires, the reuse, supply or sale of used tires poses significant risks of tire failure that may result in damage, loss, bodily injury or death. ARMA disclaims any and all liability for any damages, losses, injuries or death arising from the reuse, supply or sale of used tires.
